Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus-tick survey in endemic areas in Bulgaria

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 608-614

  Gergova, Ivanka ^a   Kunchev, Metodi ^a   Kamarinchev, Bozhin ^a  

^a MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

CCHFV; Endemic area; Immunofluorescence hemocytes assay; RT PCR; Tick

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IXODES RICINUS; LIVESTOCK; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BULGARIA; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; IXODIDAE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM MARGINATUM; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 84856867832     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23214     Document Type: Article

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